A dimorphic 4-bp repeat in the cystic fibrosis gene is in absolute linkage disequilibrium with the delta F508 mutation: implications for prenatal diagnosis and mutation origin.

Abstract excerpt

The gene causing cystic fibrosis (CF) has been recently cloned, and the major mutation (delta F508) accounting for approximately 70% of CF chromosomes has been uncovered. We have identified at the 3' end of intron 6 in the CF gene a 4-bp tandem repeat (GATT) that exhibits interesting features. Fi...

Topics

• Alleles
• Base Sequence
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
• Exons
• Gene Amplification
• Genetic Markers
• Haplotypes
• Humans
• Introns
• Linkage Disequilibrium
• Molecular Sequence Data